Banana Chocolate Chip Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

This banana cake is ultra-moist, flecked with chocolate chips, and topped with a thick layer of chocolate cream cheese frosting. It’s going to become a quick favorite!

Bananas and chocolate, a match made in heaven, no?

This banana cake is one of my absolute favorite things that my mom makes. It is so very moist, and topped with a cream cheese frosting…it is just perfect. I featured it once before on my blog, without chocolate chips, in the form of cake pops.

I took it totally over the top.

Like…hurt your teeth over the top. But it’s good, really good.

My mother in law said this was “the best cake and frosting she ever had.” And let me tell you–the woman is no cake novice. I consider this an expert opinion. I also ate waaaaay more than my fair share of this.

But I’m pregnant. So it’s cool. Jillian Michaels and I are going to be best buds come December.

Banana Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Yield: 1 cake

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Cooling Time: 2 hours

Total Time: 2 hours55 minutes

This banana cake is ultra-moist, flecked with chocolate chips, and topped with a thick layer of chocolate cream cheese frosting. It's going to become a quick favorite!

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Verdict: I could have eaten the WHOLE ENTIRE PAN. I almost did.Husband’s take: He loved it. He kept calling it banana bread. I like that because it sounds healthier than it really is.Changes I would make: Maybe less frosting next time. I know, I can’t believe I just said that either. If you wanted to turn this into a layer cake, the amount of frosting would probably be perfect. However, if you don’t have a HUGE sweet tooth, I’d suggest halving the frosting for a 9×13. Ben agrees. My mother-in-law disagrees. I’m torn. I do love this frosting. Updated: I’ve made this enough times now to say that the amount of frosting is perfect.Difficulty: Easy.

37 comments

This sounds fabulous! Love the look of it too :)

I LOVE bananas…. and my family ~ does not! Ugh. How is that possible? This cake looks so delish…. and will be the perfect thing to make when I have some girlfriends over for lunch soon. Can’t wait to try it!!

Yum! It’s like banana bread’s cool older sister, haha. Seriously, this looks amazing. I wish bananas stayed in my house long enough to get mushy so I could try to make this too!

I honestly…I don’t even know what to say. I’m only *just* starting to get into the banana-flavored-dessert thing, but this looks a.maz.ing. And um there is NO way I’m halving that frosting recipe. Your MIL and I are together there for sure.

Oh my, that chocolate frosting looks heavenly! And I could eat the entire pan too and I’m not prego. Is that bad?

I love the proportion of chocolate in this recipe!

First of all, this is seriously a dream cake. I loved that you used buttermilk; I bet it was insanely moist. Secondly, I just wanted to tell you that I really enjoy your blog. Okay and finally… Pancake party? I can’t wait.

Definitely going to make this today (going to try making it gluten-free)! I have 3 bananas on the counter right now…just waiting for it :-)

Cool! Let me know how it turns out GF!

I made this gluten free last weekend, and it turned out great!I blogged about it tonight with links to your recipe/blog, and listed the flour substitutions that I used. I can’t wait to make this again – it was a big hit with my hubby and kids…and seriously I could have eaten it all myself – it was sooo good!P.S. I am loving your Pancake Party!

I’m wondering if regular chocolate chips would be OK? I’ve already got them on hand. Would they be too weighty?
Also, CRAP…I only have fat free cream cheese…here’s hoping…

Hey, Rachel, It actually turned out pretty awesome! I think the chocolate chips were more likely to settle at the bottom, but it didn’t matter from bite to bite. The frosting was probably not AS good, but it was still fabulous. I probably only did about 2 cups powdered sugar because I’m not big on sweets…so it was a bit more tangy, but in a good way. Thanks for the recipe!

Rating: 5

I tried your recipe, it was just delicious !! It was hard not to eat everything in one day ! ;) I did them without the frosting and it was just fine that way ! I shared your recipe on my blog (in french).

Very tasty and chocolatey treat Rachel good job :)

Rating: 5

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